VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2026-74874

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-17
Last modified2026-10-08
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

openssl_encrypt versions before 1.4.0 use Python's non-cryptographic random module for steganographic pixel selection in the generate_pseudorandom_sequence function. Attackers who know the password can recover the Mersenne Twister state from approximately 624 outputs and predict pixel locations containing hidden data for extraction.

Weakness classification

  • disclosure@vulncheck.com: CWE-338

Primary references